Brent Elementary early childhood teachers presented on Brent’s transition to a Reggio-Inspired program.  

Principal Young introduced his overall academic plan for 2013-2014 school year at the Brent PTA meeting on April 17, 2012.  Below is the slide presentation.  Please contact Principal Young with any questions you might have.  A follow-up meeting is currently being scheduled to allow for more time and discussion and that date will be announced on the Brent calendar and in TuesNews.

The PTA has three (3) open positions for the 2013-2014 School Year.  Help shape the future of Brent Elementary by getting involved in your PTA. The PTA is a vital support mechanism for the school and provides funding for teacher development, classroom grants, academic programming, playground and gardens, community events, and staff appreciation events. The Brent PTA is the bridge between what DCPS provides and what we envision for the education of our children.   This is an opportunity for you to learn more about your child’s education, make a difference at Brent as well as our community, and have firsthand involvement with decision making and planning.  Help us build a great leadership team and nominate yourself or someone you think would enjoy serving on the PTA Board.  The Nominating Committee will collect names for next year’s board positions through May 15.  The Nominating Committee will select three (3) individuals for the three (3) open board positions.  The membership will vote on the slate of candidates for the 2013-14 PTA Board at the June General Meeting of the PTA.

 REQUIREMENTS

You must be able to attend minimally two meetings of the Brent PTA per month during the school year. This includes:

• PTA Board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month September through June.  They begin at 6:30 and can run until as late as 9:30 depending on the agenda.
• PTA General meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month September through June.  They begin at 6:30 and end at 8 pm.
• Business is usually conducted via email between meetings.

Click here for additional information.  If you have questions, please contact a member of the nominations committee.  To nominate yourself or someone else, please fill out the nomination form on the other side and hand to a board member or email Allison Lewis – allisonllewis@gmail.com with the information from the form.

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May 22nd and 23rd at 6:00 pm  |  performers should arrive at 5:30 pm
May 22:  Dress Rehearsal – 1:30 pm

In this adaptation of Kipling’s famous stories, the beat of a drum and the cry of a wolf give way to the sounds of the ferocious tiger Shere Khan, hunting his latest prey.  But as the wolf pack gathers, they discover that he is hunting a human child, and they quickly rescue the infant Mowgli from the tiger’s teeth. Mother and Father Wolf adopt the small man-cub, and with the protection of Bagheera, the panther, and the teachings of Baloo the bear, Mowgli lives peacefully with the wolves. But as he outwits a band of jesting monkeys, escapes from a hypnotic python and learns the Laws of the Jungle, he will not be able to escape his inevitable showdown with Shere Khan.

Due to spring break many Brent community meetings have been shifted.  The Brent PTA General meeting will be on Wednesday, April 17 from 6:30 to 8:00.  Principal Young will present his plans for Brent academics for the 2013-14 school year and beyond.  The LSAT meeting will be held April 24 at 6 pm.

Check out the history, social and environmental benefits of Brent’s outdoor spaces. In partnership with the Lanscape Architecture Foundation, our school was studied, and now featured as a case study to provide background and inspiration for others who want sustainable landscapes.

http://www.lafoundation.org/research/landscape-performance-series/case-studies/case-study/506/

Join us for the next PTA meeting on Wednesday, February 13 at 6:30 pm in the auditorium.

Come see Brent students present their work at Museum Night this Wednesday at 6 pm.

For infomation on the DCPS lottery please visit the https://lottery.dcps.dc.gov/.  The lottery will open January 28 and close February 25, 2013

We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday and look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, January 7.  Don’t forget to donate to the Brent Annual Fund and make everyone’s wishes come true!